self-administer
verb
self-ad·min·is·ter
ˌself-əd-ˈmi-nə-stər 
self-administered; self-administering; self-administers
: to administer (something, such as a drug) to oneself
can self-administer the drug with an inhaler
allowed to self-administer the test
Those regulations … also state that only a school nurse can apply medications, but exemptions exist that allow students in some cases to self-administer according to district guidelines.—
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The patient self-administers a lethal dose prescribed by a physician after two doctors have signed off on the procedure.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
As Strangio has written, cis women have much to learn from trans people, who have spent decades learning to self-administer medication and navigate openly hostile medical institutions, both within and beyond the law.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them, 4 Dec. 2024
These would include confirmation of a patient's mental competence, assessment by two independent doctors and likely a requirement for drugs to be self-administered.
—Harriet Marsden, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
Acupressure doesn’t require needles and can be self-administered for immediate stress relief, for example.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
Previously, people who needed epinephrine needed to get injections from a healthcare professional or to self-administer the drug with an EpiPen.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Aug. 2024
Dosing errors came as a result of people measuring and self-administering incorrect amounts, and health care providers miscalculating doses of the cheaper, compounded versions of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, the agency said Friday in an alert.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 July 2024
The February petition stated that Wilson has been taking medication for dementia and is incapable of self-administering medicine and sticking to his medication schedule.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Patients self-administer hormone injections to stimulate egg production, and medical staff retrieve mature eggs from ovaries, place them in petri dishes and fertilize them with sperm.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
As Strangio has written, cis women have much to learn from trans people, who have spent decades learning to self-administer medication and navigate openly hostile medical institutions, both within and beyond the law.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them, 4 Dec. 2024
These would include confirmation of a patient's mental competence, assessment by two independent doctors and likely a requirement for drugs to be self-administered.
—Harriet Marsden, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
Acupressure doesn’t require needles and can be self-administered for immediate stress relief, for example.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
Previously, people who needed epinephrine needed to get injections from a healthcare professional or to self-administer the drug with an EpiPen.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Aug. 2024
Dosing errors came as a result of people measuring and self-administering incorrect amounts, and health care providers miscalculating doses of the cheaper, compounded versions of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, the agency said Friday in an alert.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 July 2024
The February petition stated that Wilson has been taking medication for dementia and is incapable of self-administering medicine and sticking to his medication schedule.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Patients self-administer hormone injections to stimulate egg production, and medical staff retrieve mature eggs from ovaries, place them in petri dishes and fertilize them with sperm.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
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self-administer
transitive verb
self-ad·min·i·ster
-əd-ˈmi-nə-stər
: to administer (as a drug) to oneself
self-administered an analgesic
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